Other conditions with symptoms similar to prostatitis
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Other conditions with symptoms similar to prostatitis
Other conditions that may need to be ruled out when diagnosing prostatitis include:
- A bladder infection.
- Urethritis, especially if caused by a sexually transmitted disease, such as chlamydia.
- A kidney infection.
- Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH] or prostate cancer).
- Presence of a bladder or kidney stone.
- A narrow spot in the urethra.
- Inflammation or irritation of the bladder (interstitial cystitis), which is rare in men.
- Complete inability to urinate (acute urinary retention).
- Bladder cancer.
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| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Last Updated | December 27, 2007 |
| Last updated: | December 27, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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